en Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is a trade union representing workers in the extractive industries in Nigeria.

History

The union was established in November 1977, when the Nigerian government restructured trade unions on an industrial basis. Seven unions merged into NUPENG:^[1]

BP Workers' Union
Consolidated Petroleum Workers of Nigeria
Esso Workers' Union
Petroleum Tanker Drivers' Union
Shell D'Arcy Workers' Union
Texaco African Workers' Union
Union of Shell Operations

The union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on its formation, in 1978. By 1988, it had 13,750 members. In 1994, it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria held a joint strike against military rule. This led to the arrest of its president, W. K. Agamene, but the military government fell soon after.^[1]^[2]

By 2005, the union's membership had fallen to 8,000.^[2] In 2016, the union left the NLC to become a founding constituent of the United Labour Congress (ULC), and it was recognised as one of the key unions involved. However, in 2020, the whole ULC rejoined the NLC.^[3]^[4]

Leadership

Presidents

1977-1983: John Dubre

1984-1986: S. A. Dada

1989-1991: U. M. Okoro

1992-1998: Wariebe Kojo Agamene

1998-2001: Brisibe B. Awe

2001-2009: Peter Akpatason

2009-2018: Igwe Achese

2018 till date: Williams Akporeha

General Secretaries

1977-1981: S. A. Otu

1982-1999: Ovie Kokori

2000-2004: J. I. Akinlaja

2004-2012: Elijah Okougbo

2012-2015: Isaac Aberare

2015-2018: Joseph Ogbebor

2018-2019: Adamu Song

2019 till date: Afolabi Olawale

External links

Official website

References

^ ^a ^b "History". Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192526324.
^ Ahiuma-Young, Victor (21 December 2016). "Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Adedigba, Azeezat (16 July 2020). "NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[history-1] "History". Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[oup-2] LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192526324.

[ripples-3] Ahiuma-Young, Victor (21 December 2016). "Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[4] Adedigba, Azeezat (16 July 2020). "NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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